This is an analysis of the poem My Cats that begins with:

I know. I know.
they are limited, have different...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd XaaX Xeebbc fddgbfh XadhgXd ddXgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,7,7,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 111001100 11 01 1111100 1101011 101 1 101110 10 1100010100 11000101001 1011 101 1111 100111 1111110 01 01 10101 01 11110 1 111010 111 11 10 01 1101 10 111 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

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  • summary of My Cats;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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